interragate

To grill someone regarding a topsoil-based crime.

In Sid Fleischman's book, "McBroom Tells a Lie", da wily Heck Jones was surreptitiously snitching tiny amounts of super-earth from da unsuspecting Farmer Josh's "wonderful one-acre farm" by using a hollow-tipped cane, wet shoes, and feeding hens, but said honest Irish crop-grower only realized about said sneaky pilfering after da fact, and so he was unable to effectively interragate his scrawny neighbor about it.

by QuacksO April 14, 2024

Interolation's bay of pig invasion

Interolation's bay of pig invasion

Interolation's bay of pig invasion

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e March 23, 2025

Interbraud

"Internet Braud"

Outspoken internet female looking to share her basic opinions with whoever will listen.

Your typical internet Karen, found in the comments section and in social media groups. Very loud on her keyboard.

Them interbrauds really flappin they wings on social media about Trump again.

by Barry McCalkner April 14, 2025

Interplanetary Technologies

The hardware and systems required to reliably live, work, and travel between planets within a single star system. This includes robust life support (closed-loop air/water recyclers), radiation shielding, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) gear to make fuel and building materials from Martian soil or asteroid ice, and efficient propulsion like ion drives or nuclear thermal rockets. It's the practical, nuts-and-bolts tech that turns science fiction into a logistical reality, focusing on survival and sustainability in brutally hostile environments.

Example: "Forget fancy warp drives; interplanetary technology is about the grunt work. The Martian bulldozer that chews regolith to extract water ice, the printer that turns that ice into radiation shielding blocks, and the potato farm that thrives on your recycled poop. It's not glamorous, but it's how you don't die." Interplanetary Technologies

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Interplanetary Engineering

The discipline of designing and building the infrastructure for a multi-planet species. This is civil engineering, but on other worlds with different gravity, no atmosphere, and deadly radiation. It involves constructing pressurized habitats, landing pads, power grids (likely nuclear or solar), and transportation networks (like pressurized rover tubes or orbital elevators). It requires solving novel problems like managing static-cling dust that destroys seals and building with materials you mined on-site yesterday.

Example: "Interplanetary engineering on Ceres is all about spin gravity. They're designing the Canyon Cities—habitats built into massive trenches, with the whole asteroid spun up to create 0.3g on the inner trench walls. The chief engineer's biggest headache is calibrating the sewage flow for a coriolis effect."

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Interplanetary Sciences

The focused study of other planets and celestial bodies as places to understand and eventually inhabit. It goes beyond pure astronomy to include planetary geology (are there stable lava tubes for habitats?), comparative climatology, extraterrestrial soil chemistry (for agriculture), and the search for native life that could complicate settlement. It's applied planetary science with a direct goal: to assess resources, evaluate risks, and provide the knowledge needed to build a home off-Earth.

Example: "Her team in interplanetary sciences isn't just looking for water on Mars; they're modeling the perchlorate distribution in the soil to find the best sites for a bioremediation plant that can detoxify the dirt for future farms. It's environmental science for a world that doesn't have an environment yet."

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

zzzzfinger-interlacingzzzz

Refers to where your snugglebunny rolls over in bed and spoons you, then affectionately reaches his arm around over your shoulder and fumbles for your "lower" hand (i.e., the hand from the shoulder/arm that you're lying on, as opposed to your "upper" shoulder/arm that your hunny's arm is now draped over); you groggily respond to his "seeking touch" by absent-mindedly spreading open your hand and accommodatingly manipulating your fingers to entwine them with his, without really waking up much in the process. This action may likely need to be repeated multiple times during your slumber-period, since either one of you will occasionally be obliged to temporarily relinquish the comforting hand-clasp to scratch, re-arrange pillows/blankets, etc.

Tiffany is such a warm affectionate snuggler that I don't mind the dozen or so times each night that she wants me to perform "zzzzfinger-interlacingzzzz"; besides, she tells me that she sleeps more peacefully and has fewer bad dreams when she holds hands with me.

by QuacksO July 23, 2018